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Canal long , narrow , straight or slightly sigmoid , especially when left side of
rostrum is thickened and costate . Outer lip slightly flattened in the middle and
incurved below , not plicate internally , in some examples with denticulate edge .
Canal long , narrow , straight or slightly sigmoid , especially when left side of
rostrum is thickened and costate . Outer lip slightly flattened in the middle and
incurved below , not plicate internally , in some examples with denticulate edge .
Page 80
The former has a straight non - costate rostrum , the latter a costate rostrum . But
the present series shows that this difference is not due to habitat , because both
were obtained together in one haul off the Kowie ( P . F . ) ; nor does it seem to be
...
The former has a straight non - costate rostrum , the latter a costate rostrum . But
the present series shows that this difference is not due to habitat , because both
were obtained together in one haul off the Kowie ( P . F . ) ; nor does it seem to be
...
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Postnatal whorls 4 ; axial ribs on ist whorl 10 - 11 , on and 11 , on 3rd and 4th 10 -
11 ( 3rd whorl in two slender specimens with only 9 ribs ) , from suture to suture
and extending across base , including the groove , to rostrum ; spiral lirae one ...
Postnatal whorls 4 ; axial ribs on ist whorl 10 - 11 , on and 11 , on 3rd and 4th 10 -
11 ( 3rd whorl in two slender specimens with only 9 ribs ) , from suture to suture
and extending across base , including the groove , to rostrum ; spiral lirae one ...
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